Decor & Design Week #292: Villas, fincas, and small spaces
Amalfi Coast, Ibiza, Tuscany, Costa Brava, Paris, ten interiors spotted this week in the best decor magazines of the world
Every Sunday, this column returns with a simple idea: to save those who love design, contemporary, or even classic decor the hours wasted browsing from site to site. Planète Déco reads, sifts through, and selects everything that might interest you. What ends up here has passed a filter: that of genuine interest and curiosity.
It might be an apartment that catches the eye because it dares to do something different. An interior that solves a problem with ingenuity. A renovation that proves you can do better with less. It’s this kind of content that makes up this weekly selection, week after week.
This edition doesn’t have a single theme, and that’s perhaps what makes it interesting. We move from a villa perched on the Amalfi Coast to a 20sqm studio in Paris, from a bohemian finca in Ibiza to an American bungalow bursting with color. Ten interiors, ten ways of living.
Here are the 10 features to discover this week!
We start in Italy, on the Amalfi Coast, with a villa that the firm AT+C & Partners transformed for an American family. The former farmhouse overlooks the sea and blends into the landscape with a surprising economy of means for such a site. The phrase “Dolce Vita” is overused, but here, it really fits. Find it in AD Magazine.
We stay on the topic of color with this 1990s bungalow in North Carolina, USA. The family living there let their young son’s love of colors guide them in transforming a dated home into something truly vibrant. The result is cheerful without being garish, which requires more skill than it seems. Check it out on Better Homes & Gardens.
Off to Ibiza, twice this week. The first time to follow Jasmien Hamed, a fashion designer and globetrotter, who decided to settle there. She renovated a very old finca in an eclectic, bohemian style, just like herself. The space is unlike any other renovation we’ve seen on this island. Check it out on Marie Claire Maison.
The second Ibiza location is very different. British interior designer Joanna Plant and local architect Rolf Blakstad have transformed a secluded farmhouse, long abandoned, into a retreat that plays on the contrast between rustic and contemporary. The two styles coexist successfully. Find it on House & Garden.
Back to Paris with an apartment worth taking a closer look at. The building is one of the capital’s most beautiful Art Nouveau structures, and the 220sqm apartment had remained untouched since 1901. The renovation by Anne Beauchamp blends muted tones, Italian design, and antique furniture with a lightness that avoids all the pitfalls of the “beautiful Parisian apartment.” Find it on Marie Claire Maison.
Next, we head to Tuscany for a stone vacation home renovated by a Dutch family, just 20 minutes from the sea. The road winds through the hills before arriving, setting the perfect tone for the atmosphere of the place. The interior embodies the idea of a simple, happy life without ever veering into tacky rusticity. Find it on Côté Maison.
A radical shift in scale with this 57sqm two-room apartment in Milan. Transparencies, reflections, and plays of color: the small, elongated apartment makes careful use of every square meter, and the “green surprise” of the title is the terrace that expands the living spaces. Find it on Cose di Casa.
Continuing the theme of beautiful Mediterranean renovations, Casa Gabriela in Cadaqués, on the Costa Brava, is an 1830s house that interior designer Nathalie Poitevin and her husband Jean-Laurent found in a state of ruin. The whitewashed façade opens onto an interior that preserves the original charm while making it livable. Find it on Côté Maison.
The following story comes from the Netherlands. Lotte and Bas bought a 1903 villa, long used as an office, with the intention of turning it into their home. The project took on unexpected proportions, but the result is evident in Villa Prins Hendrik. Find it on VT Wonen
We end with Paris once again, but in a completely different vein: a 20sqm studio in a small, light-filled cobblestone cul-de-sac. Its owner, who is passionate about reading, art, and cooking, has designed the space around these three passions. Books have their place, and so does the kitchen. It’s very small and very well done. Find it on Marie Claire Maison.
You can find this selection every week on Planète Déco. Previous weeks are available in the Decoration and Design Week section.
It might be an apartment that catches the eye because it dares to do something different. An interior that solves a problem with ingenuity. A renovation that proves you can do better with less. It’s this kind of content that makes up this weekly selection, week after week.
This week: from the Mediterranean to small Parisian spaces
This edition doesn’t have a single theme, and that’s perhaps what makes it interesting. We move from a villa perched on the Amalfi Coast to a 20sqm studio in Paris, from a bohemian finca in Ibiza to an American bungalow bursting with color. Ten interiors, ten ways of living.
Here are the 10 features to discover this week!
An old farmhouse perched above the sea, Amalfi Coast
We start in Italy, on the Amalfi Coast, with a villa that the firm AT+C & Partners transformed for an American family. The former farmhouse overlooks the sea and blends into the landscape with a surprising economy of means for such a site. The phrase “Dolce Vita” is overused, but here, it really fits. Find it in AD Magazine.
A 1990s bungalow reinvented by a love of color, North Carolina
We stay on the topic of color with this 1990s bungalow in North Carolina, USA. The family living there let their young son’s love of colors guide them in transforming a dated home into something truly vibrant. The result is cheerful without being garish, which requires more skill than it seems. Check it out on Better Homes & Gardens.
An old finca renovated in a bohemian style, Ibiza
Off to Ibiza, twice this week. The first time to follow Jasmien Hamed, a fashion designer and globetrotter, who decided to settle there. She renovated a very old finca in an eclectic, bohemian style, just like herself. The space is unlike any other renovation we’ve seen on this island. Check it out on Marie Claire Maison.
A secluded farmhouse blending rustic and contemporary styles, Ibiza
The second Ibiza location is very different. British interior designer Joanna Plant and local architect Rolf Blakstad have transformed a secluded farmhouse, long abandoned, into a retreat that plays on the contrast between rustic and contemporary. The two styles coexist successfully. Find it on House & Garden.
A 220sqm Art Nouveau apartment untouched since 1901, Paris
Back to Paris with an apartment worth taking a closer look at. The building is one of the capital’s most beautiful Art Nouveau structures, and the 220sqm apartment had remained untouched since 1901. The renovation by Anne Beauchamp blends muted tones, Italian design, and antique furniture with a lightness that avoids all the pitfalls of the “beautiful Parisian apartment.” Find it on Marie Claire Maison.
A stone vacation home in the heart of the Tuscan hills
Next, we head to Tuscany for a stone vacation home renovated by a Dutch family, just 20 minutes from the sea. The road winds through the hills before arriving, setting the perfect tone for the atmosphere of the place. The interior embodies the idea of a simple, happy life without ever veering into tacky rusticity. Find it on Côté Maison.
57sqm of length with a surprise terrace, Milan
A radical shift in scale with this 57sqm two-room apartment in Milan. Transparencies, reflections, and plays of color: the small, elongated apartment makes careful use of every square meter, and the “green surprise” of the title is the terrace that expands the living spaces. Find it on Cose di Casa.
A 1830s house rediscovered amid the ruins, Cadaqués
Continuing the theme of beautiful Mediterranean renovations, Casa Gabriela in Cadaqués, on the Costa Brava, is an 1830s house that interior designer Nathalie Poitevin and her husband Jean-Laurent found in a state of ruin. The whitewashed façade opens onto an interior that preserves the original charm while making it livable. Find it on Côté Maison.
A 1903 villa transformed into a family home, Netherlands
The following story comes from the Netherlands. Lotte and Bas bought a 1903 villa, long used as an office, with the intention of turning it into their home. The project took on unexpected proportions, but the result is evident in Villa Prins Hendrik. Find it on VT Wonen
A 20sqm studio in a light-filled cobblestone cul-de-sac, Paris
We end with Paris once again, but in a completely different vein: a 20sqm studio in a small, light-filled cobblestone cul-de-sac. Its owner, who is passionate about reading, art, and cooking, has designed the space around these three passions. Books have their place, and so does the kitchen. It’s very small and very well done. Find it on Marie Claire Maison.
You can find this selection every week on Planète Déco. Previous weeks are available in the Decoration and Design Week section.
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